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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1906

332 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 12 of 17

The Oravida Mine

Goulburn Herald · Monday 3 September 1906 · page 2

COLONEL RYRIE has been informed that the Minister for Mines and Agricultural has approved of additional aid to prospect the Oravide mine, near Gundaroo…

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Strike of Welsh Miners

Goulburn Herald · Monday 3 September 1906 · page 2

The thousand further Welsh federationists have notified that a general strike rill take place a month hence, no a protest against the employment of non-unionists…

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Raid on a Mine Battery

Goulburn Herald · Monday 3 September 1906 · page 2

A RAID of a senational character was made on Friday morning on the battery Hanman's Rewarad mine, Kalgoorlie (W.A.). Two or three men who were employed at the…

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Ten Thousand Miners Strike. London, Sept. 1

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 September 1906 · page 4

Six thousand miners at Rhymney, Monmouthshire, and 4000 at Maesteg, Giamorganshire, struck, owing to the employment of a non-unionist…

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Raid Upon a Mine Battery. a Sensational Affair

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 4 September 1906 · page 4

Kalgoorlie (W.A.), Saturday.—A raid of a sensational character was made on Friday morning on the battery of Hannan's Reward mine. The story as detailed by workmen ,who…

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Lloyd Copper Mine

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 6 September 1906 · page 4

Burraga, Tuesday.—For some time the Lloyd Company has been endeavouring to discover the continuation of the lode on the eastern side of its property, where a fault,…

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Mining Warden's Court

Goulburn Herald · Friday 7 September 1906 · page 5

AT the Police Court this morning before Mr. Maitland, Mining Warden, Frederick Cooper applied for the suspension of labor conditions on his mineral property area at Merilla for…

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Strike of Welsh Miners. LONDON, Sept. 2

Argyle Liberal and District Recorder · Friday 7 September 1906 · page 2

Ten thousand further Welsh federationists have notified that a general strike will take place a month hence, as a protest against…

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The Mining Profession

The Young Chronicle · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 4

The professions have come to be regarded as overcrowded, overdone. So they are, no doubt, with ruckmen, but there is probably just as much…

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Coal Trade Crisis

Goulburn Herald · Monday 10 September 1906 · page 3

A CRISIS has been reached in all the Maitland collieries owing to the dogwatch trouble. By the deadlock 3500 men and boys will be affected. It was expected that definite action…

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The Colliery Trouble

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Tuesday 11 September 1906 · page 2

The miners at South Maitland did not present themselves for work at the "dog watch" on Sunday night. Their comrades also declined to work on Monday. With the exception of the Greta Colliery…

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Coal Miners' Strike

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 12 September 1906 · page 2

THE strike is now general in the South Maitland district, except for miners working at Hebburn No. 2 tunnel, where the "de watch" shift does not apply. The East…

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Gold for America

Goulburn Herald · Wednesday 12 September 1906 · page 3

A United States buyer has purchased mach gold in London; nearly £2,000,000 worth being bought since Wednesday. £3 18/1 per ounce wan paid for some of it…

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The Colliery Trouble

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 4

The coalminers strike is now general in the South Maitland district. The men say it is a question of health and endurance, as against commercial enterprise. They appear to be…

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Strike of Miners

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 2

All the collieries in the Maitland district have closed down. It is feared that the strike will extend to the Newcastle mines. The miners' management committee met at Newcastle…

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Telegrams. SYDNEY, Wednesday. the Colliery Trouble

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 4

Matters at Maitland remain practically without alteration. TRAMWAY BOARD. Further tramway grievances were…

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The Latest. SYDNEY, Thursday. the Miners' Strike

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 2

The Maitland-miners seem to think that conciliation is even now possible. TRAMWAY GRIEVANCE. At the Tramway Board's inquiry to-day some…

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Mining Crisis. the Union’s Ultimatum

Yass Evening Tribune · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 2

Newcastle, Wednesday.—The committee of management of tho Colliery Employee’s Federation of the northern districts met again to day at the…

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The Mining Trouble

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 4

Great hopes are entertained at Newcastle that an amicable settlement of the coalmining deadlock will be the result of to-day's (Saturday's) conference. The proprietors will, it is…

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The Mining Trouble

Goulburn Evening Penny Post · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 6

The colliery owners have agreed to hold a conference with the miners at Newcastle to-day (Saturday). The proprietors met at Sydney on Thursday and appointed a…

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